JETS’s worst drop since 2015 was 65%
US Global Jets ETF (JETS) fell 65% from Jan 2018 to May 2020. It took 8.5 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2026. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 44th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2015 to now
How JETS held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | JETS | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −62.8% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −36.0% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was JETS’s maximum drawdown?
JETS’s deepest fall since 2015 was 64.7%, from its high on January 12, 2018 to its low on May 15, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did JETS take to recover?
8.5 years. JETS first closed above its Jan 2018 high again on August 5, 2026.
Was JETS riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, JETS’s worst drop was 64.7% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −59.2% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 1, 2015 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.